Western cyclone., 1887-02-17

fiscal agency aforesaid; this subscription Of stock
| and issue OF bonds being upon the following con-
| dltions namely:
AS soon as said proposition shall be determined
in the affirmative by canvas OF the votes cast at
| such election, the board of county commissioners
OF said county of Graham for and on behalf OF said
township shall order the county clerk to axe, and
the county clerk shall make, said subscription IN
the name Of said township for said one hundred and
sixty shares of the capital stock OF said railway
| company
| And when the railroad of said railway company
shall be built and completed and in operation oy
lease or otherwise into said township then sald
| board of county commissioners shall cause such
| bonds, with coupons attached aforesaid to be
issued in the name of said township of Nicodemus
and shall deliver the to said railway company
! on delivery or tender to the county treasurer OF
said county of certificate for said shares OF the
full paid capital stock of said railway company
equal in amount with said bonds-dollar for dollar
Provided, said railroad shall be built, completed
and in operation (by lease or otherwisel as afore
said, on or before the 1st. day Of December, A. D.
1881 And depot and a station constructed and
maintained at point within one half mile Of the
town of Nicodemus in said township Of Nicode-
mus.
The form Of the ballots to be used at said election
shall be: For the subscription OF stock and issue
OF bonds to the kansas Western Railway Com
pany," and against the subscription Of stock
and issue of bonds to the kansas Western Railway
Company"
And the said board being duly advised in
the premises, do further find and declare that said
petition sets forth the terms and conditions upon
which is proposed to make such subscription and
the terms ofpaymen for such stock, andthe form OF
thebalots to be used at such election. and that said
petition is in all respects in accordance with law.
Now, therefore, in accordance with the prayer or
said petition, and in pursuance Of the statute IN
such case made and provided, it is hereby ordered
and declared by said board that the prayer OF the
said petition be, and the same is hereby granted
and special election is hereby ordered, atwhich
ssld question and proposition shall be determined
IS in said petition set forth which said special
election is ordered to take place and be held in
said township, on Tuesday March 22Rd. A. d. 1887.
OF VOTING
which said election the question and PROPOSE
ton for the purpose OF voting upon the same,
set forth in the hereinbefore recited petiion-all
Of which said petition is hereby made part of this
order-shaH be, and the same is hereby submitted
to the legally qualified electors of said township of
Nlcodemus for their decision by voting by ballot
thereon as IN said petition designated and said cleo
ton and other proceedings herein shall be fully in
accord, in all respects, with the terms of said pc
tltOn and its further ordered by said board that
the sheriff OF said county Of Graham make due and
proper proclamation to the voters and qualified
electors Of said township of the submission of said
question and proposition set forth in said petit
tlOn, and this order by the publication of notice
and proclamation for thirty days next preceding the
day of said special election in the WESTERN CY
CLONE, news paper published in the town Of
Nlcodemus IN said county of Graham and state
aforesaid, 'andhaving general circulation therein
and in said township of Nicedemus and that
in said proclamation and notice the sheriff set
forth this order, which recites said petition,
and the county clerk Of said county end exotficio
clerk Of this board is hereby directed to issue to
this order, and said sheriff to comply with ali the
requirements Of law to said notice and procla-
nation
Done by the board OF county commissioners of
the county Of Graham in the the state of Kansas,
this 9Th. day February, A. D. 1887.
j. J. Dalbey Chairman,
Daniel Hickman uomno-. =, sol, po.,,
George Lawson
[sEALl Attest: B. vanSlyck
County Clerk and Clerk Of said Board.
I, B. varSlyck. county clerk OF said county Of
Graham, state of Kansas, do hereby
certifythat the above is full and correct copy in
every particular Of the order made by the board
of county commissioners Of said county. and true
copy Of the records and proceedings of said board
at said special session and meeting Of date today
February 9Th, A. D. 1887, so duly held respecting
the matter under consideration therein named.
Witness my hand and official seal this 5th. day
Of February A. d. 1887.
B. Vanslyck,
[sEALl County Clerk.
Now, therefore, I, W. Ellsworth sheriff of said
county or Graham do hereby make said order
part OF my proclamation and notice, which said or
der contains said petition Of certain of the resident
tax payers Of the township of Nicodemus in the
county OF Graham state OF Kansas and in pursu-
ance thereof do hereby proclaim and declare that
said question and proposition for the purpose of
voting upon the same and Of subscription of stock
and issue OF bonds to the Kansas Western Rail
way Company is hereby submitted to the qualified
electors OF said township Of Ncodemus in said
county OF Graham state OF Kansas, for their ac-
ceptance or rejection at the special election to be
holden in said township, on Tuesday, March 22nd.
A. D. 1887 at the usual place Of voting in said
township and That said election shall be held in
all respects in accord with the terms of the order
Of said board OF county commissioners aforesaid,
and OF said petition and in pursuance of the stat
uteS IN such case made and provided.
=, Witness my hand at the said City OF Millbrook,
County ofGraham, state Of kansas, this Sth. day
OF February A. D. 1887.
W. Ellsworth,
Sheriff Of Graham county, kansas